Rachel is an investigative researcher and reporter based in Brussels. Her work has been covered by outlets including The Guardian, Vice News, The Financial Times and The Hill. She is the former Lead Researcher and Reporter at DeSmog (2020-2022) and was a finalist at the British Journalism Awards in 2021.
The farming body has registered as a 'non-commercial' organisation on the newly updated EU Transparency Register, meaning it does not have to declare its lobbying spend.
Agrochemical and pesticide giants like Bayer and BASF are pushing for weaker action on harmful chemicals and climate goals.
The ‘sustainability principles’ outlined in the document could in fact contribute to increased carbon emissions in the atmosphere, a policy analyst has claimed.
A tour by activists exposes Glasgow’s contribution to climate and racial injustice.
Environmental groups are calling on world leaders to bring in tougher rules on fossil fuel companies’ access to policy-making processes.
The COP26 delegation includes the CEO of Minerva Foods, and the chair of Marfrig, two of the world’s largest beef companies. Critics say their presence "smacks of greenwashing."
Listed clients of public relations firm 6 Hillgrove distanced themselves from Lois Perry’s views when approached.
Analysis found links to Exxon, Koch Industries, and the US Chamber of Commerce, raising concerns about a potential “revolving door,” one campaigner said, between the insurance and fossil fuel industries.
One expert called it a “systematic deceptive marketing campaign designed to interfere with the solution that is necessary to respond to the climate emergency: stopping fossil fuel production.”
Alongside the broad church of earnest opposition, disparate political interests adopted a series of talking points against the schemes for their own gain.
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